http://www.danielleblog.com/ en-us danielle@danielleblog.com 2008-10-14T07:01:42-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.danielleblog.com/archives/009071.html I'm having trouble with posting to my blog. So, this is to check and see if I can post or not.... 9071@http://www.danielleblog.com/ 2008-10-14T07:01:42-05:00 http://www.danielleblog.com/archives/009068.html I just finished the Twilight series of books by Stephanie Meyer's tonight. This is the vampire series that has been on the NY Times bestseller lists. The first book is being made into a movie that is expected to... 9068@http://www.danielleblog.com/ Books 2008-10-12T22:11:23-05:00 http://www.danielleblog.com/archives/009069.html I just finished the Twilight series of books by Stephanie Meyer's tonight. This is the vampire series that has been on the NY Times bestseller lists. The first book is being made into a movie that is expected to... 9069@http://www.danielleblog.com/ Books 2008-10-12T22:11:23-05:00 http://www.danielleblog.com/archives/009070.html I just finished the Twilight series of books by Stephanie Meyer's tonight. This is the vampire series that has been on the NY Times bestseller lists. The first book is being made into a movie that is expected to... 9070@http://www.danielleblog.com/ Books 2008-10-12T22:11:23-05:00 http://www.danielleblog.com/archives/009067.html "First exam." Don't those words bring back memories of angst and long nights of studying and worry? They do for me, at least. So, this week I gave the first exam to my classes. I spent quite a while designing... 9067@http://www.danielleblog.com/ Work 2008-09-27T11:38:51-05:00 http://www.danielleblog.com/archives/009066.html I spent my Saturday morning doing something unusual. I made 70 DNA model sets for my Biology classes. Here is the finished product. I will give the students a ziploc baggie with the components and they will need to assemble... 9066@http://www.danielleblog.com/ Work 2008-09-14T10:38:51-05:00 http://www.danielleblog.com/archives/009065.html I've had people asking me how my first few weeks have been; so I thought I'd tell you a little bit about it. First off, I still love teaching. I give 2 lectures back-to-back with a 30 min change period... 9065@http://www.danielleblog.com/ Work 2008-09-12T07:51:24-05:00 http://www.danielleblog.com/archives/009064.html This is what my office looked like on my first day of orientation. ugh. Note the popcorn machine by the window. And the opposite wall had all these lockers, another drink machine, and a soap dispenser (of all things).... 9064@http://www.danielleblog.com/ Work 2008-09-08T10:05:23-05:00 http://www.danielleblog.com/archives/009063.html Ah, the weekend. I just had my first week of work and thought I would tell you a little bit about it. It was mostly filled with orientation, faculty activities, and lots of getting things set up like my ID,... 9063@http://www.danielleblog.com/ Work 2008-08-23T10:23:56-05:00 http://www.danielleblog.com/archives/009062.html This heliotrope caught my eye when I was choosing annuals this year, because it was so intensely purple. It was also rather tall, which appealed to me. Unfortunately, there was a period of time where it evidently didn't get... 9062@http://www.danielleblog.com/ Flowers 2008-08-15T16:15:11-05:00 http://www.danielleblog.com/archives/009061.html and it is really good in large Here is the pool from the other direction (opposite from my first entry). I took this from the water slide platform. We hung out at the farthest pool. Because of the way... 9061@http://www.danielleblog.com/ Family 2008-08-06T14:37:17-05:00 http://www.danielleblog.com/archives/009060.html I've always liked lantana. I particularly enjoy the multi-colored blossoms that cluster together on a stalk. In fact, last year I posted photos of the lantana that grew in containers on our deck. and in large That is all... 9060@http://www.danielleblog.com/ Flowers 2008-08-01T13:50:09-05:00 http://www.danielleblog.com/archives/009059.html We made it to Port Aransas and are having a wonderful time. The day we arrived, we had time to go to this pool and check out 4 of the 5 pools. I also went down the 2 slides.... 9059@http://www.danielleblog.com/ Family 2008-07-23T11:23:54-05:00 http://www.danielleblog.com/archives/009058.html The flowers on my deck have really been healthy this year. I am slowly starting to figure out from year to year what grows best in this climate and spot around the house. As time goes on, I will... 9058@http://www.danielleblog.com/ Flowers 2008-07-18T08:50:44-05:00 http://www.danielleblog.com/archives/009057.html I saw this at Ern's and then at Jenski's and felt compelled to try it out and see what was created by wordle from my blog. I had to ask HB what my RSS feed was (silly me). I kinda... 9057@http://www.danielleblog.com/ About Me 2008-07-17T09:56:23-05:00